EBRD research shows GDP per capita in 8 CEE countries that joined the EU in 2004 has close to doubled as a share of Germany’s GDP per capita.
Eastern EU members are growing much faster than the eurozone, but must focus more on innovation for a full catchup.
20 years after Central European countries' accession, the region's populists present a grave threat to the EU's fundamental values.
Czech interior minister says that Russia is “transgressing valid international agreements” after it refused to cooperate with Czech authorities on the case.
Apathy and lack of trust in national institutions, combined with ‘convergence fatigue’, have created favourable conditions for populist forces that have degraded the quality of institutions in many of the CEE states that joined the EU in 2004.
20 years after the accession of Central Europe, EU enlargement can be seen as an engine of economic growth, even if it was not a success everywhere and in all areas.
EP is in talks to acquire a further 30% of the steel business in a pursuit of forming a 50:50 joint venture.
At the same time, in Poland and Hungary, social networking sites and messaging apps are considered more free and more trustworthy than mainstream media, according to new poll.
As the climate crisis accelerates, banks are facing increasing financial risks and have begun to try to assess their exposure to the trillions of dollars of damage extreme weather will do every year.
New bill will allow government to change leadership of public broadcaster, while 'ethical council' will oversee content.
Germany’s slow recovery is dampening growth prospects for Central and Southeast European economies.
There were 167,493 job applicants in March, which is at its lowest level since the end of 2019.
PwC and CEE Digital Coalition believe the Central and Eastern Europe region has the potential to create the EU’s Silicon Valley.
IDS shares jumped by 29% on April 17 after it announced it had turned down an indicative offer at 320p per share from Kretinsky’s EP Group.
Government candidate Peter Pellegrini used trumped-up messages of fear channelled through social media networks.
Prices in the alcohol and tobacco sector increased by 19% y/y, including the 9.1% spike in tobacco prices as a result of the new consumption tax.
While digital infrastructure in the region is growing, support infrastructure designed to handle the growth in demand is what requires investment.
Methane emissions are 80 times more damaging than carbon dioxide. Rather than falling, they are currently at an all-time high and rising. The IEA says they need to fall by 75% by 2030 if the Paris Accord targets are going to be met.
The EU is preparing a new fourteenth package of sanctions that is slated for adoption in the coming months, but is unlikely to introduce any new products and will focus mostly on enforcing the existing thirteen rounds of sanctions.
Over 60% of the group’s revenues were generated in the CSG defence division, which specialises in production of ground military equipment and large-calibre ammunition.